It is an interesting review and the 31 comments are also enlightening.

It is nice to see Dewey's is recognized on the whole as good pizza - far above the mundane stuff you usually get elsewhere in Cinci and Dayton.

I was surprised no one mentioned Troni's in Kettering.

You know I am gonna have to go by and try Troni's again sometime considering the undying love for it here on the board. I mean I went by and gave it a try and found it to be very boring. I don't know maybe it was an off night or something. Any particular pie type suggestions?

It is an interesting review and the 31 comments are also enlightening.

It is nice to see Dewey's is recognized on the whole as good pizza - far above the mundane stuff you usually get elsewhere in Cinci and Dayton.

I was surprised no one mentioned Troni's in Kettering.

You know I am gonna have to go by and try Troni's again sometime considering the undying love for it here on the board. I mean I went by and gave it a try and found it to be very boring. I don't know maybe it was an off night or something. Any particular pie type suggestions?

LaRosa's or any Pizza for that matter should never be reviewed when delivered. NYP I am sure you agree that the longer a Pizza sits the more it changes. Its peak is just after the lava stage. So I think the review is tainted. That being said LaRosa's is one of the best of the worst for a Gastronomic Wasteland for Pizza. I will never eat LaRosa's, Papa Johns, Cassano's, Dominos, Pizza Hut, Little Ceasers, or any place that I know of with more than a couple locations...Russ

LaRosa's or any Pizza for that matter should never be reviewed when delivered. NYP I am sure you agree that the longer a Pizza sits the more it changes. Its peak is just after the lava stage. So I think the review is tainted. That being said LaRosa's is one of the best of the worst for a Gastronomic Wasteland for Pizza. I will never eat LaRosa's, Papa Johns, Cassano's, Dominos, Pizza Hut, Little Ceasers, or any place that I know of with more than a couple locations...Russ

I could not agree more.

The one exception is Dewey's - they have have several locations in Cinci, Dayton, N Ky and St Louis.

TJ Jackson There is a new restaurant opening in downtown Cincinnati in the former Frischs' (more recent Rise and Shine Cafe) on 6th between Walnut and Main near Benihanas

I can't tell the name of it for sure - but it appears to center around Turkey

There's tons of turkey-related facts/trivia/phrases painted on the front glass panes and either of the two largest pieces might well be the name of the joint

Either Tom Gobbler or Cold Turkey

I went by again today and can confirm the name is "Cold Turkey". They have a website: http://www.coldturkeycincy.com, which promises "dancing turkeys" on June 22nd. The signage in the window indicates they will open on June 15th, and peeking through the windows, it looks like they have a good chance to open on that date, if all goes well. It looks like in addition to food, they are going to display and try to sell art.

I was over by the Crestview Hills Town Center today and noticed that Five Guys is opening a restaurant between Moe's and Cincinnati Bell in the old Shane's Rib Shack location. Sort of ironic, since just a week or two ago I mentioned to a coworker it would be a perfect location for a Five Guys on this side of the river.

I keep hearing over time how good the mexi-american food is at Rincon at Eastgate (http://www.rinconeastgate.com), but I've been in a few times over the years and have never had a good meal there. This weekend, The Jackson Four were in the Eastgate area, and the kids asked for mexican food - hehe, a 6 and 7 year old and they're asking for mexican instead of McDonald's and Burger King - this is progress - and it'd been a few years, so I decided to give Rincon one more shot.

Wow.

The food was blow-me-away good. Finally :-)

We will definitely be back.

(Still can't figure out the popularity of El Coyote in Anderson tho - maybe another visit?)

I agree with your asessment of Dewey's. While it is much better than some of the chains, it is still mediocre pizza. The ingredients are fresh and the toppings creative, but bottom line it comes out an over-dressed, gooey blob. Pizza is about the crust...and deweys is not specials.

I have always enjoyed Pomidori's wood fired pizza's. Not a "classic" pizza, but very nice, with a well made, slightly charred crust.

@ The Cafe (on the ground floor of the Carew Tower near the pretzel stand) has apparently closed. Lights out, no one there, some equipment gone

I've been avoiding Tazza Mia for a long time because it seemed like a hipster coffee joint that served expensive sandwiches and salads. And really, it is.....but in recent months they've offerred any sandwich or salad for 5 bucks, so I finally gave in and ordered a turkey and bacon panini. While the put this together, a muched on a few pieces of the chocolate chip cookie sample they had set out, and man-oh-man is it ever good. At 1.90 each they are not cheap, but they are as i said really good and huge - estimated diameter of 6 inches. Although I was expecting a pressed sandwich (aren't panini's supposed to be pressed?) they did put it in an over for a while and added fresh veggies (including good roasted red pepper) afterwards. I'm not sure I'd ever pay the full price, but for 5 bucks, this was a very good sandwich

I walked by and grabbed a menu the other day. My first impression was that $7 for a sandwich was very steep. I can get a huge sub and chips from Jimmy John's for that price (not Roadfoodish but it sure tastes good to me). If I have the opportunity, I'll swing by but first glance is a bit disappointing on the prices.

Re: Jimmy John's - are you sure about that $7? I tried one in Deerfield a few weeks ago and a *small* sub, a really tiny bowl of soup, and a drink was $10. If it's a unique, high quality sandwich, $7 doesn't sound too bad.

At any rate, this is exactly why consumers don't spend much these days. They know that "standard pricing" is a racket and you should only shop deals. Especially for something as mundane as a sandwich.

Re: Jimmy John's - are you sure about that $7? I tried one in Deerfield a few weeks ago and a *small* sub, a really tiny bowl of soup, and a drink was $10. If it's a unique, high quality sandwich, $7 doesn't sound too bad.

At any rate, this is exactly why consumers don't spend much these days. They know that "standard pricing" is a racket and you should only shop deals. Especially for something as mundane as a sandwich.

They only have 1 size sub at Jimmy Johns...and a sub with a bag of chips will cost ya about $7.

Re: Jimmy John's - are you sure about that $7? I tried one in Deerfield a few weeks ago and a *small* sub, a really tiny bowl of soup, and a drink was $10. If it's a unique, high quality sandwich, $7 doesn't sound too bad.

At any rate, this is exactly why consumers don't spend much these days. They know that "standard pricing" is a racket and you should only shop deals. Especially for something as mundane as a sandwich.

As far as I know, Jimmy John's doesn't sell soup. Was it a different place? The point is really moot - I was just trying to drive home that $7 should get you at least a bag of chips as well if not a drink too.

Had dim sum at Uncle Yip's on Reading Rd. this weekend, and it was excellent. The place was pretty packed, so much so that families were waiting in line by the door for a table! They seem a bit understaffed, so you may have to chase down a server to get what you want.

Still, the dim sum was very good, even though I didn't see some of the usual suspects. (Like the steamed bbq pork buns or fried taro dumpling.) Had some shu mai, the pork dumplings which are fairly common but very well executed here. The shrimp dumplings were also good, the sticky rice (steamed in lotus leaves), the shrimp chee cheong fun, deep-fried tofu, and these deep-fried shrimp balls molded around a crab claw. It looks like you can order more elaborate things that are made to order (vs. the cart service) like fried calamari, roast pork, etc. but we got too full too fast to take advantage of it. Maybe next time. The only thing that didn't quite meet standards were the chicken feet, which were only okay and needed a more flavorful sauce.

Overall, I thought it was better than Casual Wok and Grill in terms of variety. My parents expressed approval and satisfaction with their regular lunch menu. The menu lists an impressive array of more traditional dishes, so I imagine it'll only be a matter of time before we venture back for the twin lobster with ginger and scallions and the whole nine yards. ;)